[quote author=WriterNig post=112837268][/quote]Hahahahahah western slave masters crying, way to go turkey , can't let those cowards sponsoring terrorists to hide under the umbrella of NATO . Greece when turkey for block then already challenging turkey which their western partners alway pick their side .
NATO always had Russia and China has their target.(so much for a defensive alliance) Swedish people protesting against joining NATO and similar in Finland. Japanese people doesn't support the presence of US military there .
HonNL: Sweden has decided to follow neighboring Finland and apply for NATO membership, ending more than 200 years of military nonalignment because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, officials said Monday.
Putin doesn't care much of those two, he will have his nuke facings them in sec if NATO decides to ever attack through these countries, UKRAINE case is different both strategically and culturally, no NATO for them ever. Finland and Sweden doesn't make much difference to NATO compare to Ukraine or Georgia, they re the compensation for failure in Ukraine.
Igbofam: Russian forces have gone ‘from the offensive to the defensive’ as Ukraine launches counter-attack on enemy-held town of Izyum
Ukraine appears to have won the battle for Kharkiv, a US report has said, as Russian forces retreated from around the eastern city due to an apparent lack of troop reinforcements.
It came as Ukrainian forces launched a counter-offensive to seize back the nearby Russian-controlled strategic town of Izyum in the east, threatening Moscow’s attempts to control the Donbas region by encircling it.
If confirmed, the failure to capture Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-biggest city, would be Russia’s second major defeat of the war after losing the battle for Kyiv.
It would be a stunning turnaround for Ukraine’s so-called “fortress city”. Kharkiv was almost surrounded and looked certain to fall in the first week of the war as Russian troops poured over the border, which lies just a few dozen kilometres to the north.
Russian forces were close to encircling Kharkiv in March, gaining ground around the city and pummelling it with artillery fire from the suburbs.
Constant shelling forced hundreds of thousand residents to flee or seek shelter in the city metro or underground shelter while airstrikes turned part of the centre, including the City Hall, to rubble.
But apart from once briefly entering a small part of the city, Russian troops have failed to make any inroads amid stiff resistance. That has left them with no choice other than to retreat, according to researchers at the US-based think-tank Institute for the Study of War.
“The Russian military has likely decided to withdraw fully from its positions around Kharkiv in the face of the Ukrainian counter-offensives and the limited availability of reinforcements,” it said. “Ukraine thus appears to have won the Battle of Kharkiv.”
The mayor has said Ukrainian troops have successfully repelled Russia’s attempts to take the city.
“They [the Russians] were very close to the city,” Igor Terekhov, mayor of Kharkiv, told the BBC on Saturday. “Thanks to the efforts of Kharkiv territorial defence and the Ukrainian army, the Russians have moved back far from the city towards the Russian border.”
“Kharkiv is quiet now, and people are slowly returning to the city.”
The apparent withdrawal has led some experts to suggest this might be the beginning of a “tipping point”.
Russian forces have “moved from the offensive to the defensive (conversely, the Ukrainians have moved from the defensive to the offensive),” said Dr Mike Martin, a former British Army officer and visiting fellow for war studies at King’s College London. “We’re reaching a bit of a tipping point in the Ukraine War.”
Yet, claiming an all-out victory in Kharkiv remains premature.
Shelling from retreating Russian forces Shelling could still be heard from central Kharkiv and in neighbouring villages on Saturday, including incoming rounds fired by retreating Russian troops.
Some shells fell close to Tsykurny, a village just north-east of the city that was recaptured by Ukrainian forces a week ago.
Rounds also landed near the village of Sorokivka, east of Kharkiv and south of the current Russian front-line, locals and soldiers stationed there said.
Russian forces are now believed to be focusing on seizing all of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in the east, as well as guarding supply routes to those regions, Ukraine’s General Staff said on Saturday.
Hoping to build on their gains, Ukraine said it had launched a counter-offensive on Saturday near the Russia-held town of Izyum. Russia seized control of the city on April 1 and has occupied it ever since.
“The direction of Izyum remains the hottest spot – this is where our armed forces have launched a counter-offensive. The enemy is retreating on some fronts,” Oleg Sinehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv region, said in a statement.
The successes of Ukrainian forces in recent weeks has prompted Kyiv’s chief of military intelligence to say he was optimistic that the war may be largely over by December.
“The breaking point will be in the second part of August,” Maj Gen Kyrylo Budanov told Sky News. “Most of the active combat actions will have finished by the end of this year.”
But just as around Kyiv, the receding tide of battle around Kharkiv has left villages badly damaged, with many homes and power lines destroyed.
Igbofam: Russian forces have gone ‘from the offensive to the defensive’ as Ukraine launches counter-attack on enemy-held town of Izyum
Ukraine appears to have won the battle for Kharkiv, a US report has said, as Russian forces retreated from around the eastern city due to an apparent lack of troop reinforcements.
It came as Ukrainian forces launched a counter-offensive to seize back the nearby Russian-controlled strategic town of Izyum in the east, threatening Moscow’s attempts to control the Donbas region by encircling it.
If confirmed, the failure to capture Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-biggest city, would be Russia’s second major defeat of the war after losing the battle for Kyiv.
It would be a stunning turnaround for Ukraine’s so-called “fortress city”. Kharkiv was almost surrounded and looked certain to fall in the first week of the war as Russian troops poured over the border, which lies just a few dozen kilometres to the north.
Russian forces were close to encircling Kharkiv in March, gaining ground around the city and pummelling it with artillery fire from the suburbs.
Constant shelling forced hundreds of thousand residents to flee or seek shelter in the city metro or underground shelter while airstrikes turned part of the centre, including the City Hall, to rubble.
But apart from once briefly entering a small part of the city, Russian troops have failed to make any inroads amid stiff resistance. That has left them with no choice other than to retreat, according to researchers at the US-based think-tank Institute for the Study of War.
“The Russian military has likely decided to withdraw fully from its positions around Kharkiv in the face of the Ukrainian counter-offensives and the limited availability of reinforcements,” it said. “Ukraine thus appears to have won the Battle of Kharkiv.”
The mayor has said Ukrainian troops have successfully repelled Russia’s attempts to take the city.
“They [the Russians] were very close to the city,” Igor Terekhov, mayor of Kharkiv, told the BBC on Saturday. “Thanks to the efforts of Kharkiv territorial defence and the Ukrainian army, the Russians have moved back far from the city towards the Russian border.”
“Kharkiv is quiet now, and people are slowly returning to the city.”
The apparent withdrawal has led some experts to suggest this might be the beginning of a “tipping point”.
Russian forces have “moved from the offensive to the defensive (conversely, the Ukrainians have moved from the defensive to the offensive),” said Dr Mike Martin, a former British Army officer and visiting fellow for war studies at King’s College London. “We’re reaching a bit of a tipping point in the Ukraine War.”
Yet, claiming an all-out victory in Kharkiv remains premature.
Shelling from retreating Russian forces Shelling could still be heard from central Kharkiv and in neighbouring villages on Saturday, including incoming rounds fired by retreating Russian troops.
Some shells fell close to Tsykurny, a village just north-east of the city that was recaptured by Ukrainian forces a week ago.
Rounds also landed near the village of Sorokivka, east of Kharkiv and south of the current Russian front-line, locals and soldiers stationed there said.
Russian forces are now believed to be focusing on seizing all of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in the east, as well as guarding supply routes to those regions, Ukraine’s General Staff said on Saturday.
Hoping to build on their gains, Ukraine said it had launched a counter-offensive on Saturday near the Russia-held town of Izyum. Russia seized control of the city on April 1 and has occupied it ever since.
“The direction of Izyum remains the hottest spot – this is where our armed forces have launched a counter-offensive. The enemy is retreating on some fronts,” Oleg Sinehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv region, said in a statement.
The successes of Ukrainian forces in recent weeks has prompted Kyiv’s chief of military intelligence to say he was optimistic that the war may be largely over by December.
“The breaking point will be in the second part of August,” Maj Gen Kyrylo Budanov told Sky News. “Most of the active combat actions will have finished by the end of this year.”
But just as around Kyiv, the receding tide of battle around Kharkiv has left villages badly damaged, with many homes and power lines destroyed.
How do you win a battle when the enemy still controls part of the city ?? You claimed victory once Russia makes any tactical retrieve that city serves no use for Russia at the point, southern UKRAINE and the Donbass region is where Russia is concerned with ,go and claim victory there , jokers
NATO used UKRAINE as the battlefield for proxy war to keep Russia busy while they go for their real target Finland, Ukraine how far?? U lost lives and your lands ,no NATO for you , EU membership hopefully maybe in ten years time .
ISabiDisturb: LNG to Bulgaria would dock in Greece which is 800km from Bulgaria.
Russian gas pipeline distance to Bulgaria covers a little over 4000km
In layman's terms explain to me how something coming from a little over 4000km away would be cheaper than something coming from 800km away.
I would like to learn your Statistics and economics
Because it comes through pipes that cut across Europe and on discounted prices, those pipes remains constant and the cheapest means of transporting gas thus reducing cost. You have these facilities these for so many years , with LNG comes shipping cost and port facilities is something you have to always spend for.
B2Bmen: and u think if Russia nuke Finland Russia too will not feel the devastating effect? Do you know the distance from Finland to Russia? If Russia does that Russia will be nuking itself. I don't think Russia will be that daft to nuke itself.
There re difference types of nukes ,the type they will use if needed be will depend on the level of damage they want to cause.
1stGenAmerican: Russia’s Western Border is already covered by NATO countries with Ukraine being the only non-NATO country. Putin had a chance to ‘bring war’ to his neighboring countries (Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia) when they all joined NATO in 2004 but he didn’t do shit. Putin won’t do shit when Finland and Sweden join either. He tried Ukraine because he thought it was weak.
He did stop Georgia and UKRAINE and again all those little NATO countries sharing border with Russia you re talking about are located in same front . NATO trying to circle Russia on different fronts and Russia responding rightly, Finland and Sweden will have nuke facing them soon enough, they surely be the first victims the day NATO tries the game of war with Russia.
Russia suspends electricity supplies to Finland, a supplier said on Friday as tensions rise over Helsinki's NATO bid amid Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine.
'We are forced to suspend the electricity import starting from May 14,' said RAO Nordic, a subsidiary of Russian state energy holding Inter RAO.
'RAO Nordic is not able to make payments for the imported electricity from Russia.'
The firm is not directly faced with Western sanctions over the invasion into Ukraine, Montel News reports. However the outlet adds Inter Rao Lietuva - its 51% owned Lithuanian subsidiary - is.
MailOnline has reached out to RAO Nordic for more information.
It comes as Russia yesterday accused Finland of 'pushing above its weight' as the country signalled its intention to join NATO.
Putin's EU ambassador vowed to bolster defences on the Russia and Finland's shared 800-mile-long border if it decided to join the alliance.
Vladimir Chizhov said if Finland joined it would lead to 'certain military-technical measures, like improving or raising the degree of defence preparations along the Finnish border'.
A move would 'certainly necessitate rethinking of Russian defence posture' but not 'necessarily [involve] troops and tanks, but certain preparations like radars, perhaps', he told Sky News.
Yesterday a former British ambassador to Russia has said there may be 'much more Russian nuclear deployment in the Baltic' areas in response to Finland potentially becoming a NATO member in light of the war in Ukraine.
Sir Tony Brenton told BBC's Newsnight programme the Kremlin may think 'it expands their view of NATO as a threat to them'.
He said: 'They will be very conscious especially as this war winds its way to a conclusion that their conventional forces have not produced the results they hoped for.
'They will be increasingly inclined therefore to use their nuclear strength as a demonstration they need to be taken seriously.
'I think we need to resign ourselves to the likelihood of much more Russian nuclear deployment in the Baltic area as a response to Finland's accession to NATO, when it comes, and Sweden's very likely one as well.'
Evil west still trying their best to circle Russia after the failed Ukraine attempt, those clowns representing Finland and Sweden have sold the lives of their people for Westen interest. Why try to bring war to your people for no reason??
Wars crimes on all parties , you hide the one of Ukraine and cry Russia, there are more than 50m arms in Ukraine, everyone is a threat whether on uniform or not as most NATO agents Don't even wear uniforms. Keep crying Western slaves Ukrainian sold their lives for NATO proxy war. This one is not over yet they hoping to trigger another with Sweden and Finland to see how Russia will react, of which if Putin takes the baits NATO would still not dare engage but rather use those countries as another proxy battlefield with Russia , while US to trying to instigate one with china using Taiwan. In all US trying to maintain it hold as no 1 economy and military nation by trying to influence the military and economy of his threats (Russia and China )through these proxy war.
Valkrie: Don't be surprised that it's the Arab jihadist people that shoot and killed her and want to blame isreal...those people are just too dumb...!!
Shut up already ,Isreal oppressive regime is known for worse
ijustdey: "Instead of you coming to the government [asking] what is the problem, what happened, you begin to threaten the government, ultimatum. Thunder fire you and ultimatum."
Nor be GEJ give this idiot power knowing fully well it was time for the ijaws of rivers to get the Gov slot .Too bad wike is power drunk and doesn't know this will kill his Political future if he continue on this path
Amayabor1: Lol. Zombie. Economically, they are number 1. Militarily, they are number 1.
Cry me a river!
Hahaha so that give them the right to control your life Abi ,slave Na slave nothing fit save them, the worse part is una lives doesn't matter to the western masters una dey cry for, after too much Hollywood una go come dey make noise US this and that, wake up to reality Pls.
Amayabor1: Lol. Which doorstep? some countries that share land boundaries with Russia or are close to Russia (especially through the black Sea) are already in NATO. So, yes, the US has already encircled Russia.
As for Solomon islands, the US should attack that country if China establish a military base there. It's the same way China is claiming almost all of the south China Sea (SCS) and muscling every other country in the region laying claim to the SCS.
The US is the world power! So yes, they will do it and nothing will happen if Solomon island crosses that red line. That's hypocrisy right? Yes it is! China and Russia will do worse if they have the kind of military and economic power and connection with other countries as the US!
Lol slave mentality, who pronounce the US as the leader of the world
Amayabor1: Lol. Proxy war? The way you people always ignore the fact that it is Russia that started this war always amaze me.
So, the west wanted to fight a proxy war with Russia, they now told Russia to invade Ukraine. Russia invaded Ukraine. Then the west started the proxy war against Russia right?
NATO trying to circle Russia led to this war, and the Ukrainian clown sold his people for this, Pls Don't forget that. No reasonable country would allow the enemy at her doorstep with their military hardware so close.
So called US and Australia threatening military actions against Solomon Islands for having military cooperation with china ,even though it a sovereign country that doesn't share borders directly with them .
Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Pope Francis has floated the idea that he wants to take a trip to Kyiv to try to broker a ceasefire. But now he says he would prefer to go to Moscow to try to talk some sense into Vladimir Putin, who he has not outwardly condemned in the now nearly three-month-old war and only did so lightly in a lengthy interview with an Italian newspaper.
“I feel that before going to Kyiv, I must go to Moscow,” he told Corriere Della Sera in an interview that ran Tuesday. But the meeting would not exactly be to condemn Putin, based on what he told the paper. He said that the real “scandal” of Putin’s war is “NATO barking at Russia’s door,” which he said caused the Kremlin to “react badly and unleash the conflict.”
Never mind that the 85-year-old pontiff is unable to walk after tearing a ligament in his knee (for which he says he will soon have surgery), or that Putin won’t even answer his calls. Francis repeated comments he has made in general audiences and in other interviews that the war is nothing more than a giant opportunity for a “trade in arms” and that it is still ongoing because of the constant shuttling of weapons to Ukraine. He has spoken twice by phone to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but mostly to urge him not to fight back. He also went to the Russian embassy to the Holy See days after the invasion began to “register his concerns” about what was happening.
“I don’t know how to answer - I’m too far a way - the question of whether it is right to supply the Ukrainians,” he told the paper. “The clear thing is that weapons are being tested there. The Russians now know that tanks are of little use and are thinking of other things. This is why wars are waged: to test the weapons we have produced. Few people are fighting this trade, but more should be done.”
Whether the Italian journalists didn’t ask or whether he didn’t answer there was no mention about what would happen if Ukrainians were not fiercely fighting back, whether it would mean a full annexation of the entire country, millions of deaths, or empowering an already insatiably power-hungry Putin.
Francis veered toward conspiracy theory as he blamed the international community for instigating the war.
“You cannot think that a free state can make war on another free state,” he said. “In Ukraine, it seems that it was others who created the conflict. I am pessimistic but we must do everything possible to stop the war.”
The pope then said that in a state visit to Rome by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, he was told “the Russians have a plan, that everything will end on May 9” without giving any further explanation. May 9 is the day Russia celebrates its liberation and the end of World War II.
Amayabor1: Aboki, the west is not fighting Russia. Ukraine is resisting Russia's invasion of their country and the west is supporting Ukraine. If the West's support of Ukraine is paining you,take sniper!
Mallam , the west is fighting a proxy war with Russia through UKRAINE, keep crying ,go hug transformer if my comment hurts you so bad lol
LtChisom: All these hopeless head slammers and sons of the lunatic allah and pig mohamed always turning the truth upside down.
After'all this was how worthless islam was spread.
Go find help you need it, religious bigots wen nor get sense ,am a Christian, a Niger Delta, an ijaw man Warri south west , idiots like you who doesn't respect the religion of others goes about Talking like fools and instigating religious crisis anywhere you re .
Kingsnairaland: Canadian General Trevor Kadier captured while trying to escape from Azovstal
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A Canadian high-ranking officer tried to escape from the territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant in Mariupol.
General Trevor Kadier was arrested by Russian military personnel, media reported. According to information, the general led the First Biolab, where 18 people worked on the creation of a deadly virus.
The general has already been taken to Moscow, media reports.
In social networks, they suggest testing new medications on the Canadian general as punishment.
Everything happened after the messages that on metallurgical plant was foreign general in contact with Zelensky.
Earlier, information appeared in the Western media that General Trevor Kadier was accused of sexual harassment and harassment in Canada, and is now on the territory of Ukraine.
Us running out of stock , similar situation in NATO countries. So when people dey bla they should know it Russia vs NATO not UKRAINE but Putin to heat this up soon for them ,if he declare full war against UKRAINE ,there will no be limit to what military hardware and manpower requirements for the war.
His people re protesting against his actions as this is not their war but fighting a proxy war for US interest. Russia should just cut off Germany gas supply and leave this idiots to their faith. German will always be remembered for their evil history.
I follow every update daily on this war, any news on Russia ,China , Iran these are normal I follow daily even before this war. CNN ,BBC , Fox etc western media many focus on are the the NTA for westerners ,follow other news update to get a balanced view on this war.
Flier: They are defending themselves and you are right Russia will use nuke if attacked and you should know know that will also be the end of Russia He is fighting war,just that he doesn’t want his people to know , the only option he has left is Nuke
Lol u re funny, Russia has just around 100k soldier in this mission, haven't increased nor is Russia using it main airpower so far ,and they re only using precision missiles to hit military targets , russia haven't declare a non flight zone over UKRAINE, they do their best to avoid civilian casualties, if they re at war like US did with Iraq you think Ukraine would be existing Abi lol Abeg make we leave matter , follow real news not western propaganda.
Flier: Is he not all in already ? Or what are you saying here
He's not , Russia is not fighting a war with UKRAINE for now , that why Ukraine isn't attacking Russia main terrain despite the huge boundary with both, cos they know Putin will declare war on Ukraine if they do.
GardenOfGod: WAR CRY: Vladimir Putin Set ‘To Declare All-out War On Ukraine In Days' As Payback For Botched Ukraine Invasion
VLADIMIR Putin's furious army chiefs have urged him to launch an all-out war on Ukraine as "payback" over the shambolic invasion, officials have warned . The Sun
He should declare and finally go all out so UKRAINE understand what war is , cos it Russia vs NATO using UKRAINE as the proxy battlefield.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Tayyip Erdogan: Turkey Will Never Let Finland & Sweden Join NATO by bakar007: 9:56am On May 17, 2022
?? You claimed victory once Russia makes any tactical retrieve that city serves no use for Russia at the point, southern UKRAINE and the Donbass region is where Russia is concerned with ,go and claim victory there , jokers
